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His eyelids lowered. “I think I’d do anything for you.”
“Then what about tonight?”
He drew back a fraction and cocked an eyebrow.
I flirted with his shirt collar, running my fingers back and forth over the sharp crease. “We’ve agreed it’s better to get it all out of our systems, right?”
Neil cradled my cheek in his large hand. “You’re going to be the death of me.”
He descended on my mouth.
Chapter Fifty-Six
Afew days later, I waltzed into the office with a spring in my step. Humming an upbeat tune under my breath, I deposited my purse under my desk with a flick of my wrist. As the bag left my grip, the click-clack of computer keys reached my ears. I swivelled towards the sound. A familiar face glanced up over the monitor of the spare desk on the opposite side of the room. Her light brown hair was plaited in a thin, limp braid.
“Petra!” I blinked, taking in her beige cardigan and sensible black slacks. “What are you doing here?”
She offered a weak smile. “Oh, hi, Milly. Mr. Kingston asked me to fill in again for a bit. I hope you don’t mind sharing your space with me.”
I shook my head, moving towards her desk with slow steps, buying time to school my expression. “Of course not. You just caught me by surprise. That’s all.” I held back a frown. When had Neil organised this, and why hadn’t he mentioned it to me? “I didn’t know you would be here.”
Petra nodded, her braid bobbing. “It all happened quite suddenly. Mr. Kingston called me first thing this morning and asked if I could come in straight away.”
“I didn’t even realise we needed extra admin support right now.”
“I think he wants me here for the next few weeks or so.”
Weeks? What’s this all about?
“It will be nice to have you here,” I said with forced brightness.
“I’m thankful for the opportunity. It makes a change from my usual work.”
I turned on my heel. “Well, I’ll just go and make Neil’s coffee.”
“Oh! There’s no need. I’ve already made him one.”
“You have? Great. Thank you.”
I grabbed my diary off my desk and strode towards Neil’s office before I could dwell on the tickle of irritation from being left out of the loop.
Neil was thumbing through a sheaf of papers when I entered.
“Morning.” I waved my diary. “I just wanted to touch base about our schedule for the week.”
Neil’s mouth edged up at one corner. “Straight to business, then?”
I shut the door behind me with a snap. “What’s going on? Why did you bring in Petra all of a sudden?”
Neil laid his pen down, linking his fingers atop the stack of paperwork. “No need for alarm. Petra will provide some temporary assistance. I have a trip to Singapore coming up. While I’m away, it will lessen your workload to have someone helping with admin tasks.”
“What trip? It’s not in the calendar.”
“It’s personal, not business-related.”
“We haven’t talked about it.”
His eyes bored into mine. “We can talk about it later.”
